bluebox is QUT’s innovation, venture and investment company. Simply put, we help the QUT community get their ideas and research out into the real world, and we help industry connect with research and new ventures to make real-world impact.

Our central goal is to create the new generation of entrepreneurs and build new industry based on QUT initiatives, and create a new and more flexible end-user focussed approaches to early stage commercialisation.

Based on QUT campus our links exceed the university and extend into industry.

We aim to close the gap that currently exists between creative excellence and business acumen by offering a supportive network, and a variety of programs and events tailored for growth.

Since 2008, over 4,000 entrepreneurs have engaged in our services. We have supported over 500 companies and established Australia’s first creative tech startup fund, creative tech accelerator (Collider), and fashion accelerator (Fashion360).

If you are a business in the creative industries, we invite you to connect with our community and get involved with CEA today.